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The next Nokia flagship allegedly delayed to switch to a Snapdragon 865 chip

The Nokia 9 PureView was unveiled in early 2019 with with a 2018 Snapdragon chipset. A leakster claims that HMD is trying to avoid a repeat of this situation, but that unfortunately means that the announcement of the Nokia 9.2 has been pushed back to the autumn season. That’s right 9.2, even though there’s no 9.1. That’s likely just to keep the name of the new flagship in line with the rest of…
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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 gets its stable Android 10 update starting w/ beta users

Samsung has been well ahead of schedule in pushing out Android 10 to its devices and now, that’s extending to older models. This week, the Galaxy Note 9 is getting its Android 10 update in some regions. Spotted by , the Galaxy Note 9 is getting Android 10 in India. The update seems to be rolling out first to previous beta users ahead of a wider rollout which should start soon. If you’re a…
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iPhone’s Emergency SOS feature helps woman seek help during attempted assault

Apple’s Emergency SOS feature is again being credited with helping an iPhone user reach emergency services during a dire situation.  reports that a Virginia Beach woman used the Emergency SOS feature on her iPhone to reach emergency services when a man attempted to sexually assault her. The event transpired at around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The woman, who…
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WhatsApp dropping support for older iOS versions in February

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has announced that it is dropping support for older versions of iOS starting in the coming months. According to a new support document, WhatsApp will drop support for iOS 8 and older on February 1, 2020. Up until now, users running WhatsApp on a…
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WhatsApp ends support for devices running older Android builds

While WhatsApp remains almost ubiquitous across an array of hardware and software, support has now been ended for devices running older Android builds. WhatsApp confirmed via a post on its dedicated support site that the messaging platform will now only run on Android devices running Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or higher. Should you still be running a criminally outdated device, you’ll…
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